Improved butter-knife rest



BENJAMIN D. REED, OF WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters .Patent No. 92,468, dated July 13, 1869; antedated .Tune 29, 1869.

IMPROVED BUTTER-KNIFE REST.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Paltz-mt and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, BENJAMIN D. REED, of Westfield, 4Hampden county, Commonwealth of Masschusetts, have invented a new and useful Improved Butter-Knife Rest; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and clear description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ot' reference marked thereon.

4In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view, and

Figures 2 and 3, detail Views of my invention.

This invention consists, of a device for holding the handle of a butter-knife np, while' it is resting npon the plate.

In construction, my device is formed o f an upright piece, A, hich is forked at the top at a., into which fork the knife-handle or blade rests, the other end resting in the dish, as shown in tig. 1.

This upright piece A has', at its lower end, a tenon,

which may be threaded or not, the tenon b fitting into the end of a shank, E, so that it may be turned :it pleasure.

This shank B is att-ached to the side or edge of the purpose set forth.

plate by means of a spring-tongue, C, extending from the lower side ofthe other end, forming, with the part d ofthe shank, a pair of jaws, which may be padded or lined with bnckskin, or other suitable material.

Various forms and designs may be adopted. in this device, without altering its principle, and it will form a. very ornamental piece of table-ware, when made with taste, while its utility in preventing the knife-handle from getting smeared with the butter, recommends it to the public.

Now, having described .my invention,

What I claim as' new, and desire iso-secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the upright forked rest A and shank B, with spring-tongue O, the parts being arv ranged and constructed so that the -forked rest A can be turned horizontally, when the device is set upon a plate or dish, substantially inthe manner and for the BENJAMIN D. REED.r Witnesses EDWARD H. HYDE, R. F; HYDE. 

